Research Assistant/ Research Fellow and Project Coordinator

UCL; London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly motivated researcher to join an ambitious project focused on global health. This full-time role involves leading project coordination, conducting interdisciplinary research, and engaging with diverse communities. The successful candidate will leverage their expertise in quantitative and qualitative methods to contribute to a vital research network addressing emerging infections in pregnancy and infancy. If you're passionate about public health and eager to collaborate across disciplines, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in conducting scoping and systematic reviews of qualitative/mixed methods.
• Strong organizational skills and systematic approach to tasks.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination of project activities and key formative work for RECENTRE.
• Conduct priority setting exercises with affected communities and stakeholders.

Skills

Quantitative Research

Qualitative Research

Project Management

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Communication Skills

Education

PhD in Epidemiology

Master's in Public Health

Job description

About us

The UCL Institute for Global Health (IGH) is at the heart of UCL’s Grand Challenge of Global Health. The Institute’s vision is for a world where international policy on global health is informed by world-class research.

We are seeking a highly motivated researcher with experience in quantitative, qualitative and/or mixed methods public health research and project management, and a strong interest in working across disciplines and in partnership with communities.

The successful candidate will join RECENTRE (undeRstanding EpidemiCs in prEgnaNt and lacTating people and infants: an inteRdisciplinary nEtwork), an ambitious 18-month project funded by the Wellcome Trust to establish an interdisciplinary research network for (re)emerging infections in pregnancy, lactation and infancy.

About the role

In this post you will bring expertise in quantitative, qualitative and/or mixed methods public health research, and an interest in interdisciplinarity and co-production.

This post involves taking the lead on the coordination of project activities and undertaking key formative work to inform the development of the RECENTRE network. Key aspects include: working in collaboration with a diverse team; mapping and synthesising existing interdisciplinary work in infectious diseases; conducting a priority setting exercise with affected communities and key stakeholders; supporting the organisation of a research sandpit; co-organising a research symposium; synthesising outputs for dissemination to a wide range of stakeholders (including website, social media, blogs and academic articles); and grant writing.

This is a full-time role (i.e. 1.0 FTE, 36.5 hours per week) and it is available from April 2025 for 18 months in the first instance.

Appointment will be made at Grade 6B unless the applicant has been awarded a PhD or has equivalent substantial working experience in relevant discipline (e.g. public health, medical anthropology, medical sociology, mixed methods) when appointment will be made at Grade 7.

Please visit UCL Careers website for further information.

About you

The successful candidate must have experience in conducting scoping and/or systematic reviews of qualitative/mixed methods and experience in project coordination/management.

The ideal candidate will have excellent organisational skills with careful and systematic approach to tasks. They will also have strong interpersonal skills when working in diverse teams and strong skills in communication of research and research findings to academic and non-academic audiences

The post holder will have a PhD (or master’s degree, in the case of Grade 6B) in epidemiology, public health, data science, medical humanities, medical sociology, medical anthropology, or others or equivalent substantial experience.

Customer advert reference: B02-08368

£38,357 to £51,610. Grade 6B - 7